しまくとぅば
Okinawan
Etymology
Compound of しま (shima, “island”) + くとぅば (-kutuba, “speech, dialect, language”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɕima kutuba]
Noun
しまくとぅば (shima kutuba)
- 島言葉: A term or expression frequently used to denote the local language or dialect (or speech, word(s), idiom) of an island, especially that of Okinawa or Amami.
Synonyms
- 島口 (shimaguchi)
Related terms
- 言葉 (kutuba, “language, dialect, speech, word, idiom”)
References
- “しまくとぅば【島言葉】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.